Alaska Dispatch News: Created March 2010 (Not "Alaska Dispatch")

There is no news organization called "Alaska Dispatch." The entity is Alaska Dispatch News (ADN), created in March 2010 by Tony Hopfinger and Amanda Coyne as an online nonprofit news startup.

History

• 2010: Launched as Alaska Dispatch (online only).
• 2014: Purchased Anchorage Daily News (founded 1946) — merged, renamed Alaska Dispatch News.
• 2017: Bankruptcy. Sold to Binkley Co. (Ryan Binkley), reverted to Anchorage Daily News name.
• Present: Anchorage Daily News (ADN) — Alaska's largest newspaper, Pulitzer winner (2020, Public Service).

Key Figures

• Tony Hopfinger: Founder, editor (2010–2017).
• Ryan Binkley: Owner since 2017.
• Lori Townsend: Current editor.

"Alaska Dispatch" was the 2010–2014 online phase. The continuous institution is the Anchorage Daily News — 1946 to present, with a 2014–2017 interlude as ADN.